Theresa May promises a ‘better Britain’

Theresa May, on Monday promised to build a “better Britain” and to make the European Union exit a “success” after she was announced as the new Tory leader and soon-to-be United Kingdom prime minister.

Speaking outside Parliament, Mrs. May said she was “honoured and humbled” to succeed David Cameron, after her only rival in the race withdrew on Monday.

Mr. Cameron will tender his resignation to the Queen after PMQs on Wednesday, the BBC reports.

Mr. Cameron, who has been UK prime minister since 2010, decided to quit after the UK’s Brexit vote.

It follows another day of dramatic developments in the political world, when Andrea Leadsom unexpectedly quit the two-way Conservative leadership contest, saying she did not have the support to build “a strong and stable government.”

Her decision left Mrs. May – the front runner – as the only candidate to take over leading the party and to therefore become prime minister.

In a speech flanked by dozens of Conservative MPs, Mrs. May, the home secretary since 2010, praised Mr. Cameron for his stewardship of the Tory party and the country.

And she paid tribute to Mrs. Leadsom for her “dignity” in withdrawing her leadership bid, as well as to the three other candidates who ran in the contest.

“I am honoured and humbled to have been chosen by the Conservative Party to become its leader,” Mrs. May told the gathered media.